"Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer—he bides his time. Waits for the perfect wave on which to ride in. He waits for the surge (of emotion? of strength? of courage?) that will carry him along." (E.B. White, The Paris Review Interviews, 1969)

4.04.2006

Confession

I had Florida in my Final Four bracket AND I'm a Gators fan, but....

I didn't know THIS guy

was THIS guy's son.

I used to play tennis. I even used to get up early in the morning to watch the French Open Tournaments that Yannick was in. I guess Joakim is good enough to make me forget.

Best moment of the tournament. Joakim doing the Gator chomp at halftime on the way to the locker room. He looked like a big kid that NOBODY could touch. Joakim had a cool intensity that I haven't seen in a college center since Tim Duncan. And this guy is a freshman sophomore (please add the word *bandwagon* to the abovementioned "fan." I will drink two quarts of gatorade when I do my long run this weekend). Amazing.